Table 3
International shipping – TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) handled at leading Canadian ports

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International shipping – TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) handled at leading Canadian ports
  Loaded Unloaded Total handled Empty containers
  '000 TEUs %
Halifax  
2001 258 244 501 13.7
2002 248 238 486 13.3
2003 245 254 499 13.7
2004 250 242 492 15.0
2005 260 250 510 13.8
2006 254 242 496 12.9
2007 230 217 447 13.7
2008 179 165 344 13.3
2009 173 142 315 13.7
2010 209 184 392 17.3
Montréal/Contrecoeur  
2001 458 462 919 7.7
2002 479 500 980 7.2
2003 507 514 1,021 5.4
2004 570 575 1,146 6.9
2005 550 569 1,119 3.6
2006 574 569 1,143 4.1
2007 658 597 1,255 4.4
2008 728 652 1,380 7.4
2009 587 555 1,142 7.5
2010 625 587 1,212 7.9
Metro Vancouver  
2001 .. .. .. ..
2002 .. .. .. ..
2003 .. .. .. ..
2004 .. .. .. ..
2005 .. .. .. ..
2006 .. .. .. ..
2007 .. .. .. ..
2008 1,198 1,294 2,492 13.6
2009 1,030 1,123 2,153 10.2
2010 1,218 1,297 2,515 13.5
Other  
2001 58 48 106 28.8
2002 68 62 130 19.4
2003 164 152 316 18.5
2004 195 194 389 19.6
2005 199 217 416 20.9
2006 75 58 133 23.5
2007 115 111 226 15.7
2008 105 127 232 33.9
2009 134 180 314 29.3
2010 178 222 400 28.1
Canada 1  
2001 1,369 1,305 2,674 10.6
2002 1,516 1,539 3,055 11.1
2003 1,707 1,668 3,375 11.6
2004 1,855 1,836 3,692 11.3
2005 1,893 1,921 3,814 11.5
2006 1,980 2,011 3,990 11.7
2007 2,108 2,128 4,236 9.9
2008 2,209 2,239 4,448 12.7
2009 1,924 2,000 3,924 11.2
2010 2,230 2,290 4,520 13.6
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Prior to 2008, Canada totals include Vancouver.
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